Confusion Over Addison Township Group's Status

ELMHURST, IL – Addison Township and the Addison Township Foundation are separate, but you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.

The foundation is a nonprofit that has worked closely with the township, which includes north Elmhurst, among other areas.

But that relationship ended when Democrats took control of the historically Republican township after the April election.

The foundation helped with the township's food pantry at the township's Addison office.

Last summer, DuPage County gave $78,617 to the township, not the foundation, for freezers, a pickup truck and technology upgrades, according to county records. It was part of the $626,000 that the county distributed to pantries.

With the money, Addison Township's then-supervisor, Elmhurst resident Dennis Reboletti, bought a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado for $47,352 from Sunrise Chevrolet in Glendale Heights, according to the dealership contract.

In the contract, Reboletti used his government email address and the purchase was listed as being with the township and the foundation. The Oct. 24 check was from the township foundation, which Reboletti still heads as president.

In a recent interview, Reboletti's successor, Bobby Hernandez, and the elected clerk, Maria Vesey, said they did not know where the pickup truck was. The township still runs the pantry, without the foundation's help.

Hernandez said Reboletti maintained full control of the foundation after he left office.

"This administration and this township have absolutely no affiliation with the Addison Township Foundation run by Dennis Reboletti," Hernandez said. "It was a decision he made."

Asked where the pickup truck was, Reboletti told Patch that it was stored in Elmhurst, along with other foundation assets. But he declined to say where exactly the taxpayer-funded vehicle was.

He said the truck did not need to be started regularly because it is new.

"We are in the process of opening a food pantry," Reboletti said in an interview. "We're looking at some space now."

The group also would like to create a program to address the shortage of service and emotional support animals for the disabled and veterans, Reboletti said.

"We're a very transparent foundation," he said. "I would like the township to succeed."

The foundation's board appears to be made up of Reboletti's allies, including his wife, Michelle Reboletti, and Pamela Moretti, the township's former Republican clerk, according to the group's 2024 tax records.

Meanwhile, confusion lingers online about how to contact the foundation. Its phone number is the township's. When Patch called the number, the receptionist had no contact information for the foundation.

Asked by text Monday afternoon whether the foundation wanted to provide public contact information, Reboletti said the new number will be 630-974-8729.

After the story was published, Reboletti called Patch to say it was false. Then he hung up.